How To Save a Stroke Victim within 3 hours

STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters..... S. T. R., and now there's a fourth the Tongue.

During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured
everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ..she
said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she
appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of
the evening

Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been
taken to the hospital -
(at 6:00 pm Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ.
Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane
would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless,
hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3
hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He
said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then
getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is
tough...

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to
recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Ask three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.

T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)

(i.e. It is sunny out today.)

R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

ALSO: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or
the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency
number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10
people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.